Before there was a Pearl Izumi, there was a man and a bike. He rode that bike 38 miles a day,every day. Not for exercise or for the fun of it, but to deliver 90 pounds of clothing to his customers in a neighboring village.The year: 1955. The man’s name: Kinji Shimizu. And in nine short years, he’d go from lugging clothingon a bike to redefining what every cyclist wore on them.

In 1964, one of Kinji’s sons, Hiro, raced for the Japanese national team at the Asian Cycling Championships.The team ordered its usual fourteen cotton kits. And a special fifteenth. After the races, the team director filled a helmetwith scraps of paper with each racer’s name. As fate would have it, Hiro’s name was pulled. He won thespecial jersey. It was made in Italy and 100% nylon. Unlike anything he’d ever seen before.

Later that year, Kinji created his first kit based on that made in Italy design. He used only the best materialshe could find. Kinji continued pushing his concepts. He was endless in his endeavors, constantly researching new fabricsand studying the body in motion. Over the next five decades, this obsessive approach led to innovationafter innovation. Building the very foundation for everything they do today.

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On which date will you bring your Bike? *

On which date will you bring your Bike?

- Everyday except Saturday (workshop closed on Saturday)
- Bring it in the morning or the day before - pick it up the same day after 5pm
- No time to bring the Bike? We can organize transport of your bike to our store and back again.

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No time to bring the bike? We can organize transport of your bike to our store and back again.